The St Vincent de Paul Society highlights the complex interactions between the welfare system and work.
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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021
This submission calls on the Federal Government to review the proposed increased to JobSeeker of just $4 per day and establish an advisory committee to ensure that income support recipients are not living in poverty.
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2021-22 Pre-Budget Submission
This submission identifies the Society’s priorities for 2021-22 Federal Budget.
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia Inc. (‘the Society’) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission with respect to the Committee’s Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration)...
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2020-21 Pre-Budget Submission
This submission identifies the Society’s priorities for 2020-21 Federal Budget.
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2020 Pre-Budget Submission
This submission identifies the Society’s priorities for 2020-21 Federal Budget.
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition Bill
This submission recommends that the Bill be repealed as income management is only effective if entered into voluntarily, with appropriate supports.
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Submission on the Inadequacy of Newstart September 2019
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Federal Budget Priorities Statement 2019
With a Federal Election looming, we call on the Government to deliver a Budget that embraces a more equitable & just vision for the nation.
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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Rental Properties Bill 2018
This submission considers the introduction of a tax offset designed to promote energy efficiency upgrades in low-income rental properties.
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Submission on the Cashless Debit Card Bill 2018
This submission opposes the proposed expansion of the cashless debit card trial to Bundaberg and Hervey Bay in Queensland.
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Submission on the Maintaining Income Thresholds Bill 2018
We oppose this Bill, which cuts away at family assistance payments and reduces access to paid parental leave.
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Submission on the Personal Income Tax Cuts Bill 2018
This submission examines the Government's income tax package which will deepen inequalities and undermine the capacity of future governments to fund services.
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Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants Bill 2018
As an organisation committed to social justice, we strongly oppose this Bill which extends waiting periods for social security payments for migrants granted permanent residency.
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Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018
The St Vincent de Paul Society opposes mandatory drug testing of people who receive income support. There is no evidence that mandatory drug testing has any positive effects. It is expensive, discriminatory and...
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Submission on the Cashless Debit Card Bill 2017
We oppose this Bill, which seeks to expand a paternalistic measure that is not supported by evidence and risks compounding some of the very factors that contribute to disadvantage among those on income support.
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Submission on Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2017
By increasing waiting periods and reducing access to support payments, this Bill will erode an already fragile social safety net, contributing to inequality and disproportionately impacting on people on low incomes.
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Submission on Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2017
We oppose this Bill, which reduces financial support to disadvantaged students and income support recipients who are accessing higher education or training.
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Submission on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending Carbon Tax Compensation) Bill 2017
The Society opposes the latest attempt to abolish the Energy Supplement for people receiving income support. Removing this Supplement is inequitable, unjustified, and would compound the hardship of people on low incomes.
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Submission on Financial Wellbeing Capability services
This submission provides feedback to the Department of Social Services on proposed reforms to services that support people experiencing financial crisis and hardship.
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Submission on the Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform Bill 2017
This submission details our concerns with the Omnibus Bill, which includes a host of measures that cut funding to low-income families, social security recipients, and children in jobless households.
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2017-18 Pre-Budget Submission Low Income
This submission outlines the Society's recommendations for the 2017 Federal Budget. We call on the Government to reset its Budget strategy and embrace an approach that priorities justice, fairness and solidarity.
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Submission on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2016
This submission opposes the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2016, which will cut essential payments to people on low incomes and remove supports for education and training.
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2016-2017 Pre Budget Submission
This submission outlines the Society's recommendations for this year's Federal Budget, including investment in secure and stable housing, strengthening universal healthcare, and measures to improve income adequacy.
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Submission on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2015
The Society opposes this Bill, which proposes cuts to a range of social security payments and supplements that support people already struggling to survive on inadequate incomes.
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) Bill 2015
The Society opposes this Bill that will exacerbate the inadequacy of the current framework for income support, especially for vulnerable groups such as individuals with mental disorders and young people.
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Further Strengthening Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2015
Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Further Strengthening Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2015 1. Executive summary This Bill seeks to penalise job-seekers who choose not to enter into...
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015
Submission to the Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015 Executive Summary The Bill before the Senate seeks to extend compulsory income management into new geographical areas...
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Submission to the Productivity Commission
Executive Summary On 18 September 2015 the St Vincent de Paul Society made a further submission to the Productivity Commission following the release of its interim report on the Workplace Relations Framework Inquiry in...
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Submission on credit card interest rates
On August 10 2015, the St Vincent de Paul Society made a submission on credit card interest rates to the Senate Standing Committees on Economics. Executive Summary Credit card interest rates and fees have a...
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Submission to the Tax White Paper 2015
On 1 June, 2015 the St Vincent de Paul Society made a submission on Re:Think – Tax Discussion Paper 2015 to the Treasury's Tax White Paper Task Force. Executive Summary The St Vincent de Paul Society believe...
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Submission on Workplace Relations Framework Inquiry
On 22 January, 2015 the Productivity Commission released Issues Papers on the Workplace Relations Framework Inquiry, and called for submissions. There are two particular issues in the Inquiry of importance to the St...
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Submission to the Inquiry into the 2014 Budget Measures Bills Nos. 1 and 2
Submission to the Inquiry into the 2014 Budget Measures Bills Nos. 1 and 2 Executive summary These Bills seek to enact a range of measures, the majority of which will reduce the value of cash payments that people receive...
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Submission on strengthening job seeker compliance
Executive summary On 28 October, 2014 the St Vincent de Paul Society made a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment...
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Submission to the Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budget Cuts
Submission to the Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budget Cuts Executive Summary Every Australian has a right to a place to live, and place to learn, and a place to work, and the government has a...
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Submission on the Extent of Income Inequality in Australia
Submission on the Extent of Income Inequality in Australia On the 22 August, 2014 the St Vincent de Paul Society made a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Inquiry into the Extent of Income...
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Submission to the Review of Australia’s Welfare System
Executive Summary The St Vincent de Paul Society believes that the most pressing issue Australia faces in relation to welfare reform is that the labour market is not providing jobs for many Australians. Global and...
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Submission to the inquiry on stonger penalities
Our submission On July 23, 2014 the St Vincent de Paul Society made a submission to the Inquiry into Social Security Legislation Amendment, also known as the ‘Stronger Penalties for Non-Compliance Bill’. The...
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Budget Submissions
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia prepares an annual submission prior to the Federal Budget.
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Concerns about the Commission of Audit
Overview of the St Vincent de Paul Society's concerns regarding the Commission of Audit.
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Submission on Supporting More Australians into work
On 3 June 2013, the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations invited the Society to make a submission to its inquiry into the Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into...
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Submission on Tackling Job Insecurity Bill 2012
On 17 December 2012, the Society was invited to make a submission to the Standing Committee on Education and Employment into the Fair Work Amendment (Tackling Job Insecurity) Bill 2012 (“the Bill”). The...
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Submission on Fair Incentives to Work Bill 2012
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012 The St Vincent de Paul Society...
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Response to questions at Fair Incentives to Work Inquiry
On June 25, 2012, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), of which the St Vincent de Paul Society is a member, wrote to Mr Henry Jenkins MP the Committee Chair of the Parliamentary Join Committee on Human...
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Letter seeking an inquiry into sole parents legislation
The Australian Council of Social Services, of which the St Vincent de Paul Society is a member, wrote to Mr Harry Jenkins MP Committee Chair Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights to seek an inquiry by the...
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Submission to the Independent Inquiry on Insecure Work
Submission to the Independent Inquiry on Insecure Work held by the ACTU (Jan 2012) The St Vincent de Paul Society would like to take this opportunity to highlight the complex interactions between the welfare system and...
